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sustentation

[ suhs-tuhn-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsʌs tənˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun

maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
provision with means or funds for upkeep.
means of sustaining life; sustenance.

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Origin of sustentation

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sustentātiōn- (stem of sustentātiō) an upholding, equivalent to sustentāt(us) (past participle of sustentāre, frequentative of sustinēre to sustain) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM sustentation

sus·ten·ta·tion·al, adjectivesus·ten·ta·tive [suhs-tuhn-tey-tiv, suh-sten-tuh-tiv], /ˈsʌs tənˌteɪ tɪv, səˈstɛn tə tɪv/, adjectiveself-sus·ten·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby sustentation

sustaining program, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentacular cell, sustentaculum, sustentation, sustentation fund, sustention, sustineo alas, Sustiva, susu
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Words related to sustentation

existence, job, income, livelihood, storage, conservancy, conservation, safety, security, care, safeguarding, redemption, pardon, liberation, restoration, deliverance, emancipation, backing, repair, outlay

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British Dictionary definitions for sustentation

sustentation
/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a less common word for sustenance

Word Origin for sustentation

C14: from Latin sustentātio, from sustentāre, frequentative of sustinēre to sustain
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